That's what takes people out of the fight half the time. They get hit and half the reaction is your ego is saying, 'I cannot believe that person just lit me up - how humiliating. — David O. Russell Copy Share Image
The Fighter was about a family struggling to overcome and fighting each other sometimes, and I went back and rewrote this script which I… — David O. Russell Copy Share
I think any spiritual experience that's worthwhile is not about ego and it will humble you in some way. And also, a Zen monk… — David O. Russell Copy Share
Christianity has been responsible for plenty of horror and death in the world, all supposedly in God's name. — David O. Russell Copy Share
I think that everybody does hustle in order to survive. That doesn't mean lying - it's more about how you handle situations. — David O. Russell Copy Share
There's nothing better than an actor who is really, really hungry to show everything they've got. — David O. Russell Copy Share
Life just happens the way it's supposed to happen. It delivers you to where it delivers you. — David O. Russell Copy Share
I did a dance sequence in my second short film, which was my best short film, called 'Hairway to the Stars,' and I think… — David O. Russell Copy Share
It's a closing of the mind that happens when you want to be lazy and go with the easiest answers, like the media do… — David O. Russell Copy Share
You know when you're hungry and excited and you feel humble about it? I like that. In the past, when things were not clear,… — David O. Russell Copy Share
That's the most beautiful thing that I like about boxing: you can take a punch. The biggest thing about taking a punch is your… — David O. Russell Copy Share
The whole trick is to make it feel like you're spying on real people's lives as they get through the day. When I'm writing,… — David O. Russell Copy Share
The romance is essential. I love the love. I don't love just people struggling. I love what people are struggling for. That moves me.… — David O. Russell Copy Share
